Influence of intermittent lighting on broiler performance, incidence of tibial dyschondroplasia, tonic immobility, some blood parameters and antibody production

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 550-555

  Onbasilar E E ^a   Erol, H ^a,b   Cantekin, Z ^a   Kaya, U ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ABANT IZZET BAYSAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antibody production; Blood parameters; Broiler; Lighting; Performance; Relative asymmetry; Tibial dyschondroplasia; Tonic immobility

Indexed keywords

GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 34247160403     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.550     Document Type: Review

References (30)

1. Allan, W. H. and R. E. Gough. 1974. A standard haemagglutination inhibition test for Newcastle disease (1) A comparison of macro and micro methods. Vet. Rec. 95:120-123.
2. Buyse, J. and E. Decuypere. 1988. The influence of intermittent lighting on broiler performance and on patterns of food intake. Pages 133-134. In Leanness in Domestic Birds: Genetic, Metabolic, and Hormonal Aspects (Ed. B. Leclercq and C. C. Whitehead). Butterworths, London, UK.
3. Buyse, J., E. R. Kuhn and E. Decuypere. 1996. The use of intermittent lighting in broiler raising. 1. Effect on broiler performance and efficiency of nitrogen retention. Poult. Sci. 75:589-594.
4. Classen, H. L. and C. Riddell. 1989. Photoperiodic effects on performance and leg abnormalities in broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 68:873-879.
5. Danbury, T. C., C. A. Weeks, J. P. Chambers, A. E. Waterman-Pearson and S. C. Kestin. 2000. Self-selection of the analgesic drug carprofen by lame broiler chickens. Vet. Rec. 146:307-311.
6. Dozier III, W. A., J. P. Thaxton, J. L. Purswell, H. A. Olanrewaju, S. L. Branton and W. B. Roush. 2006. Stocking density effects on male broilers grown to 1.8 kilograms of body weight. Poult. Sci. 85:344-351.
7. Freire, R., L. J. Wilkins, F. Short and C. J. Nicol. 2003. Behaviour and welfare of individual laying hens in a non-cage system. Br. Poult. Sci. 44:22-29.
8. Gross, W. B. and H. S. Siegel. 1983. Evaluation of the heterophil/lymphocyte ratio as a measure of stress in chickens. Avian Dis. 27:972-979.
9. Ingram, D. R., L. F. Hatten III and B. N. McPherson. 2000. Effects of light restriction on broiler performance and specific body structure measurements. J. App. Poult. Res. 9:501-504.
10. Jones, R. B. and J. M. Faure. 1980. Tonic immobility (righting time) in the domestic fowl: effects of various methods of induction. IRSC Med Sci. 8:184-185.
11. Jones, R. B. and J. M. Faure. 1981. Sex and strain comparisons of tonic immobility (righting time) in the domestic fowl and the effect of various methods of induction. Behav. Process. 6:47-55.
12. Laster, C. P., F. J. Hoerr, S. F. Bilgili and S. A. Kincaid. 1999. Effects of dietary roxarsone supplementation, lighting program and season on the incidence of leg abnormalities in broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 78:197-203.
13. Lee, D., Y. Cheng, Y. Chuang, J. Shive, Y. Lian, H. Wei and C. Weng. 2004. Effects of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance, serum constituents and antibody production of broilers. Asian-Aust. J. Anim Sci. 17:109-115.
14. Mahmoud, K. Z. and A. M. Yaseen. 2005. Effect of feed withdrawal and heat acclimatization on stress responses of male broiler and layer-type chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 18:1445-1439.
15. Manser, C. E. 1996. Effects of lighting on the welfare of domestic poultry: A review. Anim. Welfare, 5:341-360.
16. McGeown, D., T. C. Danbury, A. E. Waterman-Pearson and S. C. Kestin. 1999. Effect of carprofen on lameness in broiler chickens. Vet. Rec. 144:668-671.
17. Moller, A. P., G. S. Sanotra and K. S. Vestergaard. 1995. Developmental stability in relation to population density and breed of chickens Gallus gallus. Poult. Sci. 74:1761-1771.
18. Moller, A. P., G. S. Sanotra and K. S. Vestergaard. 1999. Developmental instability and light regime in chickens (Gallus gallus). Appl. Anim. Behav. Sci. 62:57-71.
19. Mumma, J. O., J. P. Thaxton, Y. Vizzier-Thaxton and W. L. Dodson. 2006. Physiological stress in laying hens. Poult. Sci. 85:761-769.
20. Ohtani, S. and K. Tanaka. 1998. The effects of intermittent lighting on activity of broiler chickens. Jpn. Poult. Sci. 35:117-124.
21. Ohtani, S. and S. Leeson. 2000. The effect of intermittent lighting on metabolizable energy intake and heat production of male broilers. Poult. Sci. 79:167-171.
22. Onbaşilar, E. E. and T. Aksoy. 2005. Stress parameters and immune response of layers under different cage floor and density conditions. Livest. Prod. Sci. 95:255-263.
23. Petek, M., G. Sönmez, H. Yildiz and H. Başpinar. 2005. Effects of different management factors on broiler performance and incidence of tibial dyschondroplasia. Br. Poult. Sci. 46:16-21.
24. Rahimi, G., M. Rezaei, H. Hafezian and H. Saiyahzadeh. 2005. The effect of intermittent lighting schedule on broiler performance. Int. J. Poult. Sci. 4:396-398.
25. Sanotra, G. S., J. D. Lund and K. S. Vestergaard. 2002. Influence of light-dark schedules and stocking density on behaviour, risk of leg problems and occurrence of chronic fear in broilers. Br. Poult. Sci. 43:344-354.
26. Su, G., P. Sorensen and S. C. Kestin. 1999. Meal feeding is more effective than early feed restriction at reducing the prevalence of leg weakness in broiler chickens. Poult. Sci. 78:949-955.
27. Wilson, J. L., W. D. Jr. Weaver, W. L. Beane and J. A. Cherry. 1984. Effects of light and feeding space on leg abnormalities in broilers. Poult. Sci. 63:565-567.
28. Yalçin, S., X. Zhang, G. R. McDaniel and D. L. Kuhlers. 2000. Effects of divergent selection for incidence of tibial dyschondroplasia (TD) on purebred and crossbred performance. 2. Processing yield. Br. Poult. Sci. 41:566-569.
29. Yalçin, S., S. Özkan, M. Çabuk and P. B. Siegel. 2003. Criteria for evaluating husbandry practices to alleviate heat stress in broilers. J. Appl. Poult. Res. 12:382-388.
30. Zulkifli, I., A. Rasedee, O. Nor Syaadoh and M. T. Che Norma. 1998. Daylength effects on stress and fear responses in broiler chickens. Asian-Aust. J. Anim. Sci. 11:751-754.